Kansas ranks #31 among US states for total patents filed in 2019, with 2,106 patents from 1,241 inventors across 131 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Kansas 2019
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Overland Park, KS | 367 | 212 |
| #2 | Olathe, KS | 267 | 121 |
| #3 | Wichita, KS | 225 | 156 |
| #4 | Lawrence, KS | 185 | 116 |
| #5 | Leawood, KS | 97 | 64 |
| #6 | Shawnee, KS | 81 | 51 |
| #7 | Lenexa, KS | 79 | 45 |
| #8 | Manhattan, KS | 67 | 47 |
| #9 | Prairie Village, KS | 58 | 17 |
| #10 | Kansas City, KS | 53 | 28 |
| #11 | Hesston, KS | 39 | 24 |
| #12 | Andover, KS | 27 | 10 |
| #13 | Topeka, KS | 25 | 15 |
| #14 | Mission Hills, KS | 22 | 7 |
| #15 | Hutchinson, KS | 21 | 15 |
| #16 | Coffeyville, KS | 20 | 8 |
| #17 | Salina, KS | 18 | 14 |
| #18 | Newton, KS | 17 | 10 |
| #19 | Gardner, KS | 16 | 12 |
| #20 | Derby, KS | 16 | 12 |
| #21 | Hanston, KS | 16 | 1 |
| #22 | Mission, KS | 15 | 9 |
| #23 | McPherson, KS | 14 | 6 |
| #24 | Valley Center, KS | 14 | 5 |
| #25 | Stilwell, KS | 12 | 8 |